BAKER & BAKER PRODUCTS UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£29m
-20.8% vs 2023
Employees
1,318
-1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£6.7m
-64.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-10.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £251,614,000 | £251,313,000 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,804,000 | -£2,121,000 | +24.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,076,000 | -£6,698,000 | -64.3% | |
| Net profit | -£6,633,000 | -£7,570,000 | -14.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,762,000 | £39,951,000 | -14.6% | |
| Net assets | £36,214,000 | £28,687,000 | -20.8% | |
| Equity | £36,214,000 | £28,687,000 | -20.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,334 | 1,318 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £45,046,000 | £46,920,000 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £251,000 | £163,000 | -35.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | -2.6% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.0% | -5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.1% | 76.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | -0.13x | -0.06x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- BAKER & BAKER PRODUCTS UK LIMITED 2021-04-08 → present
- CSM (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED 2009-12-31 → 2021-04-08
- BAKEMARK UK LIMITED 2004-03-12 → 2009-12-31
- ARKADY CRAIGMILLAR LIMITED 2000-10-04 → 2004-03-12
- BAKEMARK UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 2000-09-14 → 2000-10-04
- LEAF (UK) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 2000-09-14
- CALOMATIA LIMITED 1980-02-11 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the Group's financial position, risks faced and confirmations received from the directors of Baker & Baker Group Limited in respect of ongoing support and future funding, the Company's directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue to operate in business for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- BAKER & BAKER PRODUCTS UK LIMITED · parent
- Baker & Baker Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2025 Baker & Baker UK Products Limited secured an additional £5m asset-backed debt facility secured on the UK business inventory.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETCHEY, Robby George | Secretary | 2025-06-27 | — | — |
| ACHESON, Matthew Arthur James | Director | 2017-08-31 | Aug 1983 | British,Irish |
| JONES, Paul | Director | 2021-12-08 | Sep 1981 | British |
| MARTIN, Daniel James | Director | 2021-12-08 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTY, Michael Norman | Secretary | 1998-08-31 | 1999-12-23 |
| CLIFFORD, Andrew Martin | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2007-04-01 |
| HEADINGTON, Wendy Helena | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2008-08-21 |
| MANN, Anthony Ian | Secretary | 2008-08-21 | 2015-02-28 |
| MARKUSSE, Albert Jan | Secretary | 2000-09-05 | 2001-01-03 |
| MCSHERRY, Sarah Elaine | Secretary | 2015-02-28 | 2021-12-08 |
| MOON, Stephen Derek | Secretary | 2001-01-03 | 2005-03-31 |
| PATCH, Gerald Frank | Secretary | — | 1998-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Pauline Sandra | Secretary | 1999-12-23 | 2000-09-05 |
| ASPIN, John | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1997-06-30 |
| BARNETT, Stephen Ambrose | Director | 1996-04-17 | 1996-10-23 |
| BERTACCA, Marco | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2009-06-30 |
| BOK, Maarten Dirk | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2021-05-25 |
| CLIFFORD, Andrew Martin | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2007-04-01 |
| HAMMOND, Peter James | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2006-01-01 |
| HENDRIKS, Roelof Richard | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| HOETMER, Gerardus Jacobus | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2013-06-26 |
| KIRKEGAARD, Marianne | Director | 2019-07-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| KIRKEGAARD, Marianne | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2019-07-29 |
| LINDSAY, John Robert Malcolm | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2015-04-10 |
| MANN, Anthony Ian | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-02-28 |
| MARKUSSE, Albert Jan | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2003-02-28 |
| MOON, Stephen Derek | Director | 2000-10-30 | 2005-04-01 |
| OLIEMAN, Frans Jan | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| SALONEN, Timo Veikko | Director | 1998-08-31 | 1999-06-30 |
| SHARPE, Robert Alair | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2016-09-13 |
| SPROAT, Charles | Director | — | 2000-09-05 |
| STILL, Thomas Duane | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2017-08-31 |
| SUILA, Keijo | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| TALBOT, Patrick Joseph | Director | — | 1996-04-17 |
| THURSTON, William | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2005-04-01 |
| TIMMER, Max | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2000-09-05 |
| VINK, Jacobus Antonius Jozef, Dr | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| VISSER, Franciscus Wilhemus Marinus | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2005-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker & Baker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-04 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.